Why this photograph of a policeman swinging his baton at an elderly Sikh farmer went viral.

US prosecutors investigate claims that lobbyists sought a presidential pardon by offering kickbacks.

Mick Schumacher, the son of seven-time world champion Michael, will step up from Formula 2 to drive for Haas next season.

Baptiste Lormand and his associate are believed to have been targeted over their expensive wine.

The city state is the world's first country to approve Eat Just's "breakthrough" chicken nuggets.

Swiss ski resorts are open and Prime Minister Jean Castex says he wants to stop people going.

Food and medicines are said to be running out for millions of people in the conflict-torn region.

Armed robbers escaped in a convoy after violently storming a bank in the southern city of Criciúma
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The armed gang targeted a Banco do Brasil on Tuesday night in a raid that lasted for more than an hour.

Gunshots between the robbers and military police…

The UK has become the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, paving the way for mass vaccination.

The first doses of the jab, which offers up to 95% protection against Covid-19 illness, are already on their way to…

Israel could face its fourth election in less than two years as its power-sharing government crumbles.

Provisional figures indicate that 2020 will be one of the hottest in a record dating back to 1850.

An apparent Taylor Swift fan defaced the artist pages for Lana Del Ray and Dua Lipa, among others.

Hong Kong democracy activists Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow and Ivan Lam have been sentenced to jail for their involvement in mass protests last year.

The trio had been found guilty of unlawful assembly.

The pro-democracy movement has been stifled since Beijing…

Twenty ticketholders win in South Africa after the unusual sequence, sparking claims of fraud.

The campaign group says Egypt executed at least 57 people in October and November alone.

BEC or Business Email Compromise hacking is one of the most common types of cyber-attack, which the FBI says costs more than £6 billion a year - and experts say Nigeria is its epicentre.

Cyber reporter Joe Tidy speaks with one BEC hacker in Nigeria to find…

The overpass aims to help animals cross between two mountains while avoiding highway traffic.

The star has allowed her actor friend Ryan Reynolds to use a new version of the track in an advert.

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has praised the scientists behind the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, after the country became the first in the world to approve its use.

“The scientists have done it," he said in a televised press conference, adding…

Sir David Attenborough discusses the climate crisis with the UN Secretary-General António Guterres.

The robotic Chang'e-5 probe starts work to gather lunar samples it can send to Earth for study.